Narrowboat cruising under Canal street, Manchester [Ep 56] 

Maybe my favorite episodes are when your mom is the first mate! What a treasure she is!

Your mother is a true gem Heidi!

It's Mothers Day on Sunday in the UK...Watching you and your Mom makes me miss my Mom so much. You clearly have a fantastic relationship xxx I miss my Mom every single day we were best friends ❤️

Lovely and very supportive Mum. God Bless!

Love all the homes along the way...large brick mansions and small cottages.

I like the buildings built to look like front of ship.

Fascinating to see the places in the North I never went to.

Like following you on a map seeing where you have been and are going to .Your mum is a star .

Going through the cities... very interesting... love the floral design, too

Love seeing your mum cruising with you also love your back ground music

Manchester looked amazing. Unrecognisable from the 80's which stick in my mind as all black and white

Ha! "an eyesore" is way nicer than what I would have said about those stupid buildings. Your mum is super. I love all of your video footage of cruising the canal, and the music, it's so peaceful. I have another sip of my wine and smile. 🙂 Swan babies, how cute. And hey Heidi, don't turn up your nose at the idea of your mum getting her own boat. I know people in their 90's here who run their own boat on Puget Sound, with tides and currents and winds. Your mum would be an excellent boat handler. I'm 74 and I drive a pickup truck and haul a 21-foot travel trailer behind me, and park it in all manner of beautiful locations. Your mum is young! Ahhh, ok, that thing on the wall is the end of a heavy wire cable ... evidently that brick wall had started to collapse, so they anchored a heavy wire cable into the ground on the other side of the wall, then ran it through the wall, and put that round thing and the two nuts on the end ... all to hold the wall up. Happens a lot. It's either a long heavy wire cable that goes into the ground or it's a spike that goes through to another wall on the other side. Given the angle of the spike and the nuts on this side, I'd say it's a wire cable going into the ground on the other side. But then, I've been known to be full of "eyesore"! ha. 🙂

We went up the 9 about 4 years ago early on a Monday morning. As I came to the underpass lock a chap had built a fire against a pillar and was cooking up his heroin. “It’s ok mate” he said “I’ll get out of your way”. I couldn’t shift the gate and was stuck until a German tourist on an ABC hireboat came along in the opposite direction and we help each other through. Actually the drug users tend to keep themselves to themselves; it’s the drunks that are the problem!

Awww ducklings proud parents so adorable love it all 😊

The item is an old fashioned wall tie and we noticed the dolls in the background 🤣🤣

vehicles rarely ever have beautiful views but you get them at times and rails give you better views than vehicles but nothing touches a narrowboats view!!! That is amazing!!! Wish they just landscaped all the urban stretches better and the rural sections that have structures because the views would be way better than they are!!!

Love your mum

Hello Heidi - greetings from Poland Negotiating those 9 wide locks underneath Manchester looked a bit scary to me. Been there before with Foxes Afloat and Narrowboat Life Unlocked. However, I clearly remember many of the buildings you passed especially Canal Street and the railway bridge with its castle towers. Through Castlefield and onto the Bridgewater. Now I really know where you are - Stretford, Sale, Brooklands, Timperley, Altrincham and Broadheath . My "playground" as a child. The cruise to Lymm was lovely - superb memories. "Nip In The Air" is a fabulous piece of music and fitted the cruise perfectly. I shall miss your Mum very much. A smashing lady. A fantastic video full of smiles fun and laughter. Your commentary was wonderful. Thanks so much. Stay safe please.

This is another lovely video, you're so lucky to still have your mum, I miss mine everyday x

It is wonderful to watch your trip through the city. I will never see the places you travel to and through. Love to listen to you talk. I might be boring if I were with you in these adventures and I did not do any talking😁😄😃 Me, not do any talking, now that is funny.😂🍺Bottoms Up

Soooooo wonderful to be able to spend time mum and daughter time. My Dad passed away nearly 23 years ago and my mum nearly 2 years ago. Luckily me and mum had lots of good memories and quality time together before dementia kicked in and we lost her. So important. Am still catching up on all Ur videos, love them as funny and informative. Thankyou and happy Christmas xx

Do you remember the Boddingtons advert with "Gladys Allthorpe" in a gondola?. I walked past them filming that ad on the canal under queenstreet. It must have been seven or eight months later before it was on the telly. Then it all made sense... that's my claim to fame.... 😅😊

Taking you dad out too would be funny ❤

I’d love one of those flower boxes hey. So pretty ❤ Also, I think that artwork looks super cool. A drone’s eye view would be interesting. Probably not allowed though due to the residential buildings nearby hey. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

Lymm is a lovely place and my sister lives there Cheers Heidi 😊🥃

Still get a chuckle at the names of your songs!🤣

Nice day out and a bit educational too.

What a lovely trip ❤

Enjoyed seeing your mom, great person

PS. I uploaded Salty Dog Blues from this Wednesday night session. My daughter and her Mom are dancing in the video. Oh my name is Skip.

Your Mam is a class act... lovely and I'll miss her being on the videos with you. Don't forget to tell those naughty dolls off... they proper photobombed your video again!

The painted floor was really nice. I really enjoy your videos. It's great to see your mum enjoying herself. My mom didn't live long enough to see me move onto a boat and I'm sure she would have loved it.

Your mums great. 100% agree they are an eyesore, A quick tail about the Rochdale 9. I stand a little over 6foot 2 inch with a 56 inch chest. My love of a wife is just a little over 5 foot tall and is 8 stone wet through called me back on the boat after seeing a note in one of the guides and reading the warnings signs, she completed working the locks not letting me off. She was and i quote "worried about me" God love her. stay safe and have fun.

Lovely to see those old photos of you,you were a cuteypie,you still are x

Love Ur videos they are keeping me going at present look forward to hearing from u soon ☺️

Hi Heidi it was really great to meet you and mum we love joining you each week on your adventures hopefully we will meet again soon cheers 🍻 Dave and Terri NB Home James

Great video.Thankyou.😊😊😊

I just love your mom and she is such a sweet woman, and I am so glad you have her with you.

Your mother seems to be down to earth, and sensible. Great. 🤗🙂💟

It was nice to see your Mom. Wow I couldn’t believe all the stuff wrapped around your prop. Yuk!

What a great vlog……

I love your Mum, she reminds me so much of my Mum, she was a real trooper, nothing was too hard for her. Your no fuss attitude comes from your Mum I think. Bloody Nora girl, I've now learnt what dogging is from you and whatever that other word was, I just HAD to google it about what goes on under those bridges, thanks for nothing! Lol. Of course none of that nonsense goes on in New Zealand, we're much more civilized!! Haha. Cheers!

Lots of fun and funky stuff to see here. Very cool

Your mum is the greatest! Enjoyed the urban change of pace.

I like what your mum said "Every day's a school day. So true :)

great joy. hic. cheers

That artwork is for the people in high buildings. Looks like a paint spillage from ground level.

That trip under the city was nasty even during the day. You girls are brave but don’t get too brave…

What amazing industrial architecture going under the bridges in Manchester. A sight you could only see if you are on the water.

Your great people 👌😊👍

Did your mom say those buildings were an eyesore? Lol I'm of the same opinion. It was great having her along for the couple vlogs. Miss puddin though.

Clicked on this so fast and was not disappointed great to see your take on Canal Street bring back DJ LADY HEIDI for the middlewich folk festival???!

Howdy Heidi & mum. Manchester can be difficult to navigate and some areas it is better not to stop. Enjoyed the cruise very much. Cheers Keith Melbourne Australia.

Heidi. See you at Middlewich. The red spike in the wall is a very long oversize bolt to hold walls and old buildings together. You see them on old barns. Mark. NB LUCY ANN

The floor graffiti/art was good. I loved doing this section a few years ago, partly because it went through an area I knew quite well, as I was a student in Manchester between 1975 and 1978. I'd had an interest in canals from an early age, and I'd hired my first narrowboat when I was in the 6th Form with a mate of mine Richard and six girls. It was a very enjoyable holiday :) I love that whole Castlefield area. Although I grew up in Liverpool, I was actually born in Sale which you cruised through in this video :)

It looks very cool

That's crazy, I just watched a video of someone catching the men down under the bridge. Strange when you learn something new, You seem to see it all the time. definitely a strange place to go cottaging lol

As l love using primary colours ie-canal art ,that pavement was right up my street.once through Manchester the scenery was very pleasant.

At last finally binge watched all the vlogs and up to date ! Was hoping to get to Middlewich bu unfortunately need to be in Southampton on the 17th

Lol I love your Mum Take care of her she's priceless.

Your Mum is a star Heidi, and She brings Malbec.....👍👍

Why am I left with the feeling your mum is going to end up buying a boat.🤪☺️🤗

Well done Rosalind you're a star 🌟

Your Mum is so lovely bless her 🙏🏻❤️

I think think that those lovely splotches of paint are art, I love it! I love to see colour everywhere and pride month is the best month for that!

I always feel sad when company that we’ve had on board leave, it seems quiet without them somehow 🥺. We bought our boat from a boatyard in Lymm back in 2011. For Jim it was love at first sight 🙃

Your Mum's a legend.

A bit slow in finding your channel. I did the Rochdale 9 in the mid 80's, very hard work. Back then you had to pay £16 ONE WAY. All for the joy of 9 under maintained locks lol.

Love the artwork! The people at that marina you went past in Stretford are lovely btw 👍

Good to see Rosie and Jim enjoying the trip.

You had nice ,quality time with your mom and she with you . Looks like the weather held up ok . Be well and safe .❤️

looks cool

Bye Mum, been great meeting you! "Absolute eyesore"--yes, yes, yes! Sidewalk art--I think it's lovely, Heidi. Bright and cheery and so unlike the mindless graffitti that plagues big cities. Lovely, interesting vlog, as always. Thanks.

Loved your journey through Manchester fabulous bridges over the canal and loved your mum.

Funny how you can see the industrial past around the canals in the North 👍

Loving it loving it absolutely, loving how you pop up the Names of districts and towns .They bring back memories of nights in Manchester ,I remember a club down town ,quite posh cant remember the name. So happy that your Mum is with you and to see her enjoying everything ,she's a real Jewel I love her like I love you. Take care Darlin I'd better go find some posh wine for the fridge.A few showers today so catching up in the office. Luvz ya lots XXX

City travel by boat is so cool you get to see it in a new light

Your Mum was right those buildings looked an eye sore, other than that great video as always Heidi

Heidi. You are just the best. You never fail to make us laugh!. Love you, love your mom. Hopefully we will meet you on the canal. Keep up the great work. LOVE IT XXX

Made to the end. WaterWagon came in the middle Did house tank and garden tank. 1700 gallons. Now I have to wait for the next upload……..//is it there yetttt………….is it there yettttttttttt

Loved all of this - ship buildings, underpass, paint - except maybe the condoms... useful but ugly!

nice to see your mum enjoying herself

You can't remember her name HEIDI ! 😆 ps dropped the paint but that's cool !!

You brought back memories going back around 40 years. We (me, husband and kids) hired a narrowboat for a couple of weeks and part of our route took us through what I think was the only bit of the Rochdale in use at that time - from the Ashton to the Bridgewater. All through the centre of Manchester and the locks were a nightmare! From memory, in those days we had to go on a little bit of the Manchester Ship Canal (through a lock I think) to get onto the Bridgewater. BTW - someone may have dropped some cans of paint or it may have been done on purpose, but it's cheerful so who cares?

Another great vlog. Bet Mum was good company and you must miss her. I like her straight talking and I think thats where you got it from Heidi. Looking forward to the next one. Take care. Trish x

lovely to see your mum enjoying it all.

Only just came acroos your channel by chance. Thank you so much for making the videos. It's a nice change watching things like this and so relaxing.

The art and architecture in this video was fantastic. Thanks.

I got very drunk on Kracken during the queens platinum jubilee concert. By the end, Dianna Ross seemed like the best thing I’d ever seen! I can’t remember going to bed but I remember having my head down the toilet most of the night! Not sure when I’ll be able to face another tot of it but it’s damn tasty! Thanks for another great vlog. X

I love Friday mornings, wake up get my toast and coffee and watch Heidi signing off my week. Lol I hope you put a blanket over those dolls going under the bridge at Manchester. The painting looks like they gave a young budding artist some left over paint and told to paint some flowers, better than something obscene and negative. Hope you enjoy the quiet countryside while you are sorting stuff for the hopefully busy festival weekend coming up. =-)

Please quit noise shaming our Canadian geese😂🇨🇦You have “A Good Mother”, song by Jann Arden, Canadian artist.

lovely seeing your mum enjoy being with you ❤️ and cruising together ❤️. xxx

Hi me hearty loving your vlogs. Lovely to have your mum join you for a week. Cheers 🥂 🍷 ❤

Trip down memory lane for me. Brought up in Manchester, used to go fishing on the canal in Stretford with my brother. Was a mess then, no boats. My brother caught a fish once, I never did. Also did a charity walk along the Rochdale, finishing in Manchester. Good seeing how these canals have been resurrected. Thanks.

Your mum is a doll‼️🥰🧡

Great cruise indeed. Your Mums lovely too. Awesome. Made my day. Really has. Happy Pride too 🌈

Heidi, I love your vdioes way down here in new Zealand. Not much chance of sailing on a narrowboat though.

Now, that, was soma amazing scenery!

Aww another great Vlog, your mum really enjoyed herself bless her. It does look a bit dodgy in places there but interesting too and I liked the paint, a bit of good old street are 😀. Thanks so much BW always xxxx

Glad to see your mom having a grand time.